Tommy Lee Jones Is Colonel Phillips In Captain America [Re-Updated]

Our friends over at UGO are reporting that they’re hearing it from a close source that actor Tommy Lee Jones may be joining the cast of The First Avenger: Captain America.

Tommy Lee Jones joining the Marvel Movie Universe? Yes please!

So what would Jones’ role supposedly be in Captain America? UGO‘s source can’t say for sure, but the immediate and obvious guess (if you couldn’t tell by the title of this post) is that ol’ stone-faced-Jones would be lending his trademark gruff demeanor to some kind of WWII military figure who Cap comes in contact with.

Now, the report is still just a rumor, and even the rumor claims that Jones is simply “in negotiations” at the moment – but still, this is one of those rumors that you hope turns out true because it would be a nice layer of icing on the cake, so to speak.

Personally, since the Marvel Movies have gone with the more modern, “Ultimates” version of Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), I would like to see Jones play a character that’s an homage to the original Nick Fury, leader of “The Howling Commandos,” a WWII special forces group. They could easily create such a character for The First Avenger.

Update: Superhero Hype and Marvel have confirmed that Jones is in Captain America, playing the role of General Chester Phillips, the military commander who recruits Steve Rogers into the super-soldier program that ultimately transforms him into Captain America.